The Water

[Intro]
Wade, in the water
Wade, in the water

[Yung Trybez]
Yah, before I go in I gotta question
(Wade in the water)
Where will we be without our matriarchs?
(Wade in the water, children)

[Verse]
Dear Momma, you gave me light and you gave me life
You gave me dreams to get me through the night
You told me not to follow Christ
That the Creator needs no sacrifice
Thanks for all the good advice
Misdemeanours for the life lessons
If you wanna live moderation is the essence
And I've never felt hunger pangs you've always kept me fed
But if this my last supper, man? I'll take seconds
I'm sorry, that's human nature man we full of greed
No matter if we full or not we look for more to eat
And I'm grounded now Momma but I refuse to shed my feathers
Cause that's not the way you taught me, no, I know better
But Momma I gotta thank you for everything
Cause even though you sick you still provide us with the medicine
And you never once complained, I'm forever grateful
You provided us a home; our conduct is shameful
Momma! We need you now more than ever
I can't believe the way we treated you; better late than never
I've taken you for granted but from here and now I cherish you
And this my open letter to show the pain that I share with you
You've given us a life, my brothers make you hurt
But all they see is dollar signs when stealing out your purse
Man, they never taken the time to see you for what you really worth
But the damage done is permanent it can't be reversed
Oh Momma! You really made some shady people
You've given them the world but like the sun you see no evil
Momma-(?) was my teacher but she gone now
I know where I belong now; my mother's keeper
So Momma I refuse to see you die this way
I take your pain to fuel my fame to fight the game another day
It's oil mines and pipelines; show me what the cancer is
Injected in your veins I'll tell you what the answer is

Momma, Momma!
(Wade, in the water)
Momma, Momma!
(Wade, in the water, children)

[Young D]
Yeah, I know you're not the type to complain
(Wade, in the water)
But Momma, (?) (?) got something to say
(Wade, in the water, children)

[Verse]
Dear Momma
Lately I've been bothered I'm surrounded by this constant drama
It bugs me Momma and it's causing problems
But I'm death before the sauna so hear me out Momma
I realize that beautiful smile
That shines so bright that gives me the light
That lets me know we goin' be alright
I know those tears fall down from time to time
But who am I to blame you Momma? It's okay to cry
I finally understand your history
Exactly what's been causing misery
And no one gives sympathy
I'm pissed off at who did this to you Momma
It's starting to get the best of me
I never knew a man could leave you scarred and ripped apart
Leaves a mark right on your heart and out to stranded
Forever damaged by those who took advantage of you Momma
Defenseless, you at a disadvantage
And it hurts to see you bleed, Momma
Especially when the whole nation sees
Adding insult to the injury when no one does a thing
So we start protecting cause it's just what we believe, Momma
And they can never break it, Momma
Can no longer fake it, I can't shake it Momma
You keep taking hits and I can't take it Momma
The Man is always harming you and I hate it, Momma!
And I'm sorry for this attitude
But you're the one thing in this life I can't afford to lose
I can never imagine being in your shoes
So I'm dedicating this to you, singing:

[Native language chant in song]
Hey Hey Hey, Yaahee-yo
Yaahee-yo-ho-oh Hey Hey Yaahee-oh
Yaahee-yo-ho Hey Hey Yaahee-oh

[Young D]
Hoh. Feeling spirit take control of the soul
Cause Momma's a warrior if you didn't know

[Native language chant in song] x2